The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy, Book 1)

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Discover this spellbinding debut from S.A. Chakraborty.

An extravagant feast of a book spicy and bloody, dizzyingly magical, and still, somehow, utterly believable Laini Taylor, Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author
Among the bustling markets of eighteenth century Cairo, the citys outcasts eke out a living swindling rich Ottoman nobles and foreign invaders alike.

But alongside this new world the old stories linger. Tales of djinn and spirits. Of cities hidden among the swirling sands of the desert, full of enchantment, desire and riches. Where magic pours down every street, hanging in the air like dust.

Many wish their lives could be filled with such wonder, but not Nahri. She knows the trades she uses to get by are just tricks and sleights of hand: theres nothing magical about them. She only wishes to one day leave Cairo, but as the saying goes

Be careful what you wish for.

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THE CITY OF BRASS is the best adult fantasy Ive read since THE NAME OF THE WIND. Its stunning and complex and consuming and fantastic. You must read it
Sabaa Tahir, #1 New York Times bestselling author of AN EMBER IN THE ASHES

An extravagant feast of a book spicy and bloody, dizzyingly magical, and still, somehow, utterly believable
Laini Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of STRANGE THE DREAMER

Even a few pages will enmesh you in its magic
Robin Hobb, New York Times bestselling author

I raced to the end of City of Brass and cant wait to see what happens next. Im eager for more adventures in Daevabad
Peter V. Brett, bestselling author of The Demon Cycle

Blends legend and history to create a fascinating worldthoroughly enjoyable
SFX

An exquisite blend of history, myth and fantasy, this evocative and richly atmospheric novel grabs you from the opening page
Woman & Home

Author Bio

S. A. Chakraborty is a speculative fiction writer from Queens whose work has appeared in Crossed Genres, Expanded Horizons, The Future Fire, Fey Visions of the Mediterranean, and Kaleidocast. An organizer with the Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers' group, she can be found on Twitter at @SChakrabs. The City of Brass is her first novel.